A new method for mining maximal frequent itemsets

In this paper, we propose a new method for mining maximal frequent itemsets. Our method introduces an efficient database encoding technique, a novel tree structure called PC_Tree and also PC_Miner algorithm. The database encoding technique utilizes Prime number characteristics and transforms each tr...

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Main Authors: Nadimi-Shahraki, Mohammad-Hossein, Mustapha, Norwati, Sulaiman, Md. Nasir, Mamat, Ali
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68672/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68672/1/A%20new%20method%20for%20mining%20maximal%20frequent%20itemsets.pdf
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a new method for mining maximal frequent itemsets. Our method introduces an efficient database encoding technique, a novel tree structure called PC_Tree and also PC_Miner algorithm. The database encoding technique utilizes Prime number characteristics and transforms each transaction into a positive integer that has all properties of its items. The PC_Tree is a simple tree structure but yet powerful to capture whole of transactions by one database scan. The PC_Miner algorithm traverses the PC_Tree and builds the gcd (greatest common divisor) set of its nodes to mine maximal frequent itemsets. Experiments verify the efficiency and advantages of the proposed method.